Where does “grattachecca” come from?
grattachecca (Italian) comes from Italian grattare, from Italian capo, from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
grattachecca (Italian): dessert originating in Rome, consisting in hand-grated ice flavored with sweet syrup, handed in tall glasses and enjoyed with spoon and straw, usually on the beach. Often compared and confused with the Sicilian granita
Definitions
- dessert originating in Rome, consisting in hand-grated ice flavored with sweet syrup, handed in tall glasses and enjoyed with spoon and straw, usually on the beach. Often compared and confused with the Sicilian granita
Ancestry of “grattachecca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | grattare | to scratch, to scrape; to grate; "but takes avere... |
| 2 | Italian | capo | head; boss, chief, leader, master; end |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | capus | — |
| 4 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |